"Blues means what milk does to a baby. Blues is what the spirit is to the minister. We sing the blues because our hearts have been hurt, our souls have been disturbed."

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Alberta Hunter

#Baby Quotes #Hurt Quotes #Heart Quotes

“Whether I'm critically well received, whether or not I sell books - of course it becomes progressively harder to get them published - nevertheless, it's what I do, every day.”
“With the success of the last three or so years, when a lot of people start treating you differently, there's a danger that you may start to think of yourself differently. You rely on your friends to say, 'Hey, wake up!”
“A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul.”
“It's very difficult to resort to hating [Pablo Escobar] when all he gave you his entire life was love and all the best he ever had.”

Source : Source: harvardpolitics.com
“With 450,000 U. S. troops now in Vietnam, it is time that Congress decided whether or not to declare a state of war exists with North Vietnam. Previous congressional resolutions of support provide only limited authority. Although Congress may decide that the previously approved resolution on Vietnam given President Johnson is sufficient, the issue of a declaration of war should at least be put before the Congress for decision.”
“Here is this three-pound mass of jelly you can hold in the palm of your hand, and it can contemplate the vastness of interstellar space. It can contemplate the meaning of infinity and it can contemplate itself contemplating on the meaning of infinity.”
“I'm able to reach a wider audience, an older audience. I can gladly say that I'm definitely not a bubblegum princess anymore.”

Source : Source: www.justjared.com
“I have a way of finding what is true for me, and itâ€™s not finished yet.”

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